Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment: The Position of the Division on Career Development and Transition

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 72-83

  Neubert, Debra A ^a   Leconte, Pamela J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

age appropriate transition assessment; functional vocational evaluation; IDEA 2004; measurable postsecondary goals; self determination; Summary of Performance; transition services; transition specialists

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879956521     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: 15575047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2165143413487768     Document Type: Article

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